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Quality of life of adolescents with menstrual problems in Klang Valley, Malaysia: a school population-based cross-sectional study.
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- The effect of education on adolescents' knowledge of menstrual characteristics and treatment-seeking behavior.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
- Menstrual symptoms and subjective well-being among postmenarchal adolescents.AJOG global reports · 2024Article
- Comparison of Menstrual Symptoms in University Students with and without Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: a questionnaire-based study.BMC women's health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the prevalence of menstrual problems (heavy menses bleeding, dysmenorrhoea and oligomenorrhoea) and its impact towards quality of life among adolescents in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
designCross-sectional study.
settingAdolescent girls at secondary schools in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. POPULATION: 729 adolescents aged between 13 and 18 years.
methodA questionnaire survey using Menorrhagia Questionnaire and Paediatric Quality of Life-Teen Report Ages 13-18 (PedsQL).
main outcome measuresSelf reports of menstrual bleeding patterns, morbidities and effect on quality of life.
resultsThe prevalence of menstrual problems among adolescents was 63.9% in the Klang Valley. Adolescents with menstrual problems had significant lower mean total score of PedsQL (70.23±13.53 vs 76.36±14.93, p=0.001), physical health summary score (74.10±16.83 vs 79.00±15.86, p<0.001) and psychosocial health summary score (68.05±14.27 vs 73.21±13.09, p=0.001) compared with those without menstrual problem. Adolescents experiencing heavy menses bleeding had the lowest physical and emotional function. Those with oligomenorrhoea had the lowest social function, whereas those with dysmenorrhoea had the lowest school function. Cigarette smoking, alcohol and medical illness had lower health-related quality of life, whereas taking oral contraceptive pills for menstrual problems was associated with higher scores in these adolescents.
conclusionMenstrual problems among adolescents have a significant impact on their quality of life. It is probably wise to screen them at the school level, to identify those with low functional scores and to refer them for proper management at a tertiary adolescent gynaecology centre.
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